Wes Community Programs

Silloway Gymnasium - Wrestling

Silloway Gymnasium debuted as a wrestling
facility for the 2006 New England Wrestling Conference Championships
for
which Wesleyan served as host. Wesleyan again hosted the New England
Championships in 2012, capturing the team title. Over the years,
Silloway Gym has
been used consistently, along with Bacon Field House, as the location
for wrestling dual matches and tournament activity throughout the season. Part of the $13-million expansion of the Freeman
Athletic Center completed in January, 2005, Silloway Gym was named in
May, 2006 for alumnus and benefactor Stuart Silloway '29, the first of
three generations of Stuart Silloways to attend Wesleyan (Stuart
Silloway Jr. '59 and Stuart Silloway III '91 comprising the other two).
It has
seating for 1,200 spectators, three basket supports at each end and an
outstanding scoreboard which provides for player details and a
message center. The wooden surface is lined in black for one main
basketball court, two side basketball courts lined in yellow and two
volleyball courts lined in red.